Early Day Motions

STOP AND SEARCH

That this House welcomes the European Court of Human Right's ruling that stop and search without suspicion, as exercised under section 44 of the Terrorism Act, is illegal under Clause 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, the right to a private and family life; notes the comments of Lord Car

ACCESS TO GOVERNMENT SERVICES VIA THE INTERNET

That this House is concerned by the migration of Government services to the internet to the exclusion of other means of communication; notes that this trend is discriminatory towards the socially disadvantaged and some of the elderly; and recognises that as a consequence lack of internet access or k

VULTURE FUNDS

That this House expresses concern at the activities of so-called vulture funds, which seek to profit unfairly from the defaulted debts of heavily-indebted poor countries; notes that the international community has already deemed many of these countries' debts unsustainable by agreeing to reduce or c

FUNDING OF PRIMARY SCHOOL PLACES

That this House notes there were 29.4 per cent. more births in Sutton in 2007-08 than in 2000-01, which represents about 300 children per year; further notes that the increase in demand for reception places in Sutton will peak at nine forms of entry above the borough's present capacity by 2012; cong

WOMEN OF STEEL

after `Yorkshire's', insert `, Scunthorpe's and major'.

CENSORSHIP AND TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES

That this House notes with concern Google's announcement that its corporate infrastructure was attacked from sources originating in China; further notes that the primary reason for the attempted hack was to target private email accounts of human rights activists; congratulates Google on the decision

KING GEORGE HOSPITAL, ILFORD

That this House expresses its strong opposition to the Health for North East London proposals to downgrade services at King George Hospital, Ilford which would close the Accident and Emergency department and end critical care support and acute surgical and medical treatment, children's surgery and m

YEMEN

That this House welcomes the conference to be held on 27 January 2010 on Yemen and the increased funding being provided to Yemen by the Government; believes that the Conference will help towards tackling the growing security threats within the country; is concerned, however, to note the suggested di

RADIOSURGERY

That this House believes that high-precision radiosurgery can offer thousands of cancer patients a treatment pathway previously denied to them; recognises that the CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System is the first next generation technology that is able to treat tumours anywhere in the body, inclu

100th ANNIVERSARY OF THE MOTOR CYCLE INDUSTRY

That this House congratulates the Motor Cycle Industry Association on the occasion of its one hundredth year in 2010; notes the positive contribution that the motorcycle industry has made to the UK economy, prosperity and jobs over the last 100 years; celebrates the landmarks of technological develo

UK NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND THE NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION TREATY

That this House notes the view of the Government that the UK needs to continue to have an independent nuclear deterrent while the world remains a dangerous place; further notes that under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty the UK is committed to close down its nuclear deterrent capability in the c

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AND COMPANIES OWNED BY TWO OR MORE PUBLIC AUTHORITIES

That this House notes that section 6 of the Freedom of Information Act 2000, with certain exceptions, makes companies wholly owned by the Crown or by a single public authority subject to the Act; further notes that a company wholly owned by two or more public authorities or 95 per cent. owned by a s

BEATING BOWEL CANCER'S BE LOUD! BE CLEAR! CAMPAIGN

That this House welcomes the progress towards completing the roll-out of the NHS bowel cancer screening programme for 60 to 69 year olds in England; supports the recent commitment to extend bowel cancer screening to 70 to 75 year olds; recognises that bowel cancer is the UK's second biggest cancer k

EMPTY HOMES

That this House is concerned by the rising number of empty homes in England; notes that of the 784,000 homes which currently vacant 327,000 have been empty for a period of more than six months; is further concerned that despite the presence of 1.8 million families on the social housing waiting list

SUSTAINABLE ENERGY (LOCAL ACTION) BILL

That this House believes that it is vitally important to involve, rather than simply instruct, people and communities and local authorities in efforts to combat climate change; notes that the Sustainable Energy (Local Action) Bill, introduced by a cross-party group of hon. Members, will set in motio

NATURAL HEALTH PRODUCTS INDUSTRY AND COMPETITION FROM THE CHANNEL ISLANDS

That this House welcomes the sympathetic consideration given by Ministers to representations made by right hon. and hon. Members on behalf of the natural health products industry about problems with unfair and illegal competition from the Channel Islands; further welcomes in particular the Governmen

BEREAVEMENT LEAVE AND CONFLICT

That this House acknowledges the bravery and the selflessness of UK Armed Forces personnel, who risk everything to defend the country and its values; feels great sadness and sympathy for the relatives of those who lose their lives in conflict; notes that there is a statutory right to bereavement lea

ALCOHOL DUTY

That this House notes the growing level of alcohol fraud in the UK through the non-payment of alcohol duty which is costing the UK Exchequer significant sums in lost revenue; further notes that this fraud is having a severe detrimental impact on the economic viability of legitimate UK traders and ha

CONDUCT OF BUS COMPANIES

That this House welcomes the findings of the Office of Fair Trading report on bus competition; agrees with its main conclusion that limited bus competition is resulting in private operators charging higher prices and providing a lower quality of services for passengers; notes that established bus co

CHILDREN AND CYCLING

That this House recognises the Government's financial support for the encouragement of cycling; urges it to extend its support to help promote more cycling by children; is conscious that nearly one household in three are bike-free zones and that only 2 per cent. of children travel to school by bike;

FIRE-SAFE CIGARETTES

That this House congratulates the US states of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee on the implementation on 1 January 2010 of legislation for fire-safe cigarettes, which have a reduced tendency to burn when left

KENTIGERN HOUSE, GLASGOW

That this House welcomes the decision of the Ministry of Defence to abandon its plans to sell off Kentigern House in Glasgow for £47.7 million and lease the building back on a 20-year contract at an annual rental of almost £3.6 million; congratulates the Public and Commercial Services union and the

CYCLISTS' SAFETY AND HEAVY GOODS VEHICLES

That this House is concerned about the disproportionate risk of deaths of cyclists that involve heavy goods vehicles (HGVs), and notes in particular that seven out of the 12 cyclists' deaths in London, all but one of them women, this year involved lorries; recognises the value in increasing levels o

BANS ON LOOPED BLIND CORDS

That this House acknowledges that in the last 10 years up to 20 children are reported to have lost their lives in the UK as a result of incidents involving looped blind cords; recognises the actions taken by countries such as Australia and the USA to remove the danger from looped blind cords; furthe

CREATING A HEALTHIER UK CAMPAIGN

That this House welcomes the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health's new manifesto, titled Creating a Healthier UK plc, promoting a sensible and forward-thinking approach to improving the nation's health and wellbeing; and calls on the Government and all political parties to co-operate with th